“Southend has a growing homeless problem and Off the Streets is doing something to help. They are an enthusiastic, competent, committed group, sensitive to resident and guest needs. In the few weeks they have been running have given many rough sleepers dignity and overnight accommodation. They need suitable premises and thus far this is the best on offer. As a homeless activist for 10+ years, chair of SHAN and Street Spirit and manage one of the CWNS’s, I support their change of use application.” Continue reading →

The matter of paying taxes is something we all have to face Continue reading →

One of the things about regularly posting concerning the latest antics of Donald Trump is there is never a lack of stuff to write about. Continue reading →

I watch very little TV these day. Continue reading →

One of the problems that come with being imho a deep thinker, Continue reading →

I have often recounted in my blogging that while I see myself as politically neutral, I am a wannabe Labour voter. Continue reading →

As is my custom, I often share stuff on my Facebook page that appears in my daily media feed because it strikes me as being pertinent and bringing out an important point I would like to see made, and sometimes people comment as a result … Continue reading →

I’ll be honest, I know very little about Swedish politics and am not particularly interested in Sweden, Continue reading →

One of my themes when it comes to blogging is we live in a day when there are certain things we might want to say but to do so will mean we get penalized or socially ostracized, Continue reading →

A week ago I posed the often asked question “why do people stop going to church?” Continue reading →